지난주 지역발생 확진 하루 89명꼴..."수도권 1.5단계 격상 위험"<br /><br />South Korean health authorities reported an average of 88-point-7 confirmed COVID-19 cases a day last week, a 1-point-8 person on-week increase.<br />The nation's health minister said Sunday that the social distancing level could be raised to 1-point-5 if the trend continues.<br />Officials emphasized that there are still some parts of the country with weak disease prevention efforts where the cooperation of individuals is important.<br />With fines for people not wearing a mask to start this Friday, the government will supply masks to community service centers, and subway stations for people who have lost them or forgotten to bring one.<br />